Constituents: The following constituents have been isolated from chickweed essential oil: borneol, menthol, linalool, 1,8-cineole, and other terpenes such as epoxy-dehydro-caryophyllene, monoterpene alcohol-ester and caryophyllene.4 The carotenoid content of Stellaria media Villars. was found to be 4.2mg/100g.1

Antibacterial effects: A methanol extract of Stellaria holostea was found to have antibacterial activity against one bacterial species in vitro.3

Anti-hepatoma effects: Stellaria media Cyrill. (and 14 other crude drugs used as folk medicine in Canada) were evaluated for their anti-hepatoma activity on five human liver-cancer cell lines.2 The outcome measure was the cytotoxicity of the samples in vitro. Results showed that the crude drugs had different effects on cell lines containing hepatitis B virus genome, vs. non hepatitis B virus genome-containing cell lines.

Hepatic effects: Stellaria media Cyrill. (and 14 other crude drugs used as folk medicine in Canada) were evaluated for their anti-hepatoma activity on five human liver-cancer cell lines.2 The outcome measure was the cytotoxicity of the samples in vitro. Results showed that the crude drugs had different effects on cell lines containing hepatitis B virus genome, vs. non hepatitis B virus genome-containing cell lines.

Hepatitis B virus effects: Stellaria media Cyrill. (and 14 other crude drugs used as folk medicine in Canada) were evaluated for their anti-hepatoma activity on five human liver-cancer cell lines.2 The outcome measure was the cytotoxicity of the samples in vitro. Results showed that the crude drugs had different effects on cell lines containing hepatitis B virus genome, vs. non hepatitis B virus genome-containing cell lines.